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Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy

American award in observational astronomical research

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Source revisionAug 8, 2023
Entity authorityQ1515985 ↗
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The Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society to a young (less than age 36) astronomer for outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research. The prize is named after Newton Lacy Pierce, an American astronomer.

Pierce Prize winners

Source: AAS

1974 Edwin M. Kellogg

1975 Eric Becklin

1976 James Roger Angel

1977 Donald N.B. Hall

1978 James M. Moran, Jr.

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This entry incorporates text from “Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.